Amendment 4 in Florida would restore the right to vote for all felons, with an exception for those who have been convicted of murder and rape.
There are currently 1.7 million convicted felons in Florida, the vast majority of whom would gain the right to vote if this initiative passes.
President Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in Florida by just over 113,000 votes in the 2016 presidential election and Scott defeated former governor Charlie Crist by fewer than 65,000 votes.
The prospective wave of felon voters concerns some conservative voters in Florida, including Richard Harrison, who started an organization called "Floridian's For A Sensible Voting Rights Policy," a group opposing the amendment.
If Trump were to come out publicly against Amendment 4, support could galvanize in a state that requires 60 percent of the vote for adoption.
Virginia's numbers suggest that if this amendment were to pass, it could lead to 400,000 new registered voters in the state of Florida by 2020, the overwhelming majority of whom would vote Democrat.
Garcia warned about a similar situation regarding a ballot initiative to legalize medicinal marijuana in 2014 that appeared to be on its way to passing but ended up falling just short, receiving only 58 percent of the vote.
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/23/ballot-initiative-florida-felons/
There are currently 1.7 million convicted felons in Florida, the vast majority of whom would gain the right to vote if this initiative passes.
President Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in Florida by just over 113,000 votes in the 2016 presidential election and Scott defeated former governor Charlie Crist by fewer than 65,000 votes.
The prospective wave of felon voters concerns some conservative voters in Florida, including Richard Harrison, who started an organization called "Floridian's For A Sensible Voting Rights Policy," a group opposing the amendment.
If Trump were to come out publicly against Amendment 4, support could galvanize in a state that requires 60 percent of the vote for adoption.
Virginia's numbers suggest that if this amendment were to pass, it could lead to 400,000 new registered voters in the state of Florida by 2020, the overwhelming majority of whom would vote Democrat.
Garcia warned about a similar situation regarding a ballot initiative to legalize medicinal marijuana in 2014 that appeared to be on its way to passing but ended up falling just short, receiving only 58 percent of the vote.
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/23/ballot-initiative-florida-felons/
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